Denver voters Tuesday night backed a $628 million tax package to build new schools and improve the cooling systems in several others in the Denver Public Schools. The bond issue passed by a 65.2 percent-to-34.8 percent margin while a mill levy increase passed by 66.5 percent-to-33.4 percent for a mill levy increase.
Denver Public Schools Superintendent Tom Boasberg said he was grateful to voters for passing the measures. “We are incredibly excited for the window of opportunity these measures will open for our kids,” Boasberg said. “These measures will give our kids and teachers the support they need to grow and reach their full potential.”
Jefferson County voters, meanwhile, voted down a $568 million tax package for schools. The bond issue was losing by a 53.6 percent-to-46.3 percent margin while the mill levy failed by 53.1 percent-to-46.8 percent margin as of 10 p.m. Tuesday.
Seth McConnell, The Denver Post
A student walks down a set of steep stairs at Clayton Elementary School in Englewood, Colorado on August 17, 2016.
Jeffco School Spokesman Diana Wilson said officials were disappointed but will accept the results. “If this is how much voters believe the district will spend, this is how much the district will spend,” Wilson said.
